{"id":37441,"date":"2026-03-27T18:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Jack-Cartwright-rides-wave-of-momentum-hope-into-PFL-Pittsburgh-200618"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:12:38","slug":"jack-cartwright-rides-wave-of-momentum-hope-into-pfl-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/jack-cartwright-rides-wave-of-momentum-hope-into-pfl-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Cartwright rides wave of momentum, hope into PFL Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jack-cartwright-rides-wave-of-momentum-hope-into-pfl-pittsburgh.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pflmma.com\/event\/pfl-pittsburgh\">A<br \/>\nhigh-stakes middleweight clash headlines PFL Pittsburgh: Tune in<br \/>\nLIVE, Saturday, March 28 at 10 p.m. ET<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jack-Cartwright-162593\">Jack<br \/>\nCartwright<\/a> wants to build on his momentum in the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Cage-Warriors-Fighting-Championship-186\"><br \/>\nCage Warriors Fighting Championship<\/a> titleholder will do battle<br \/>\nwith <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Allan-Begosso-196853\">Allan<br \/>\nBegosso<\/a> at a 140-pound catchweight in the featured <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Professional-Fighters-League-PFL-Pittsburgh-Eblen-vs-Battle-110924\"><br \/>\nPFL Pittsburgh<\/a> prelim on Saturday at the UPMC Events Center.<br \/>\nCartwright has prepared himself for long-term success, and seeing<br \/>\nfellow countrymen like <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Brendan-Loughnane-44417\">Brendan<br \/>\nLoughnane<\/a> excel inside the PFL only spurs his motivation. He<br \/>\nliked what he saw from the company in his promotional debut, as he<br \/>\nbested <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Caolan-Loughran-250567\">Caolan<br \/>\nLoughran<\/a> by unanimous decision at PFL Champions Series 3 on<br \/>\nOct. 3 in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p> <center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69saWB7zLdQ?si=PfMVBmTn5abPVudq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n<br \/>\u201cIt was really good, and I really enjoyed it,\u201d Cartwright told<br \/>\nSherdog.com. \u201cIt was really nice, as you can imagine. Everything<br \/>\nwas professionally run. Everyone treated me really nice. I hit the<br \/>\nground running, the event was fight after fight and then,<br \/>\nobviously, the fight went my way, so I was happy with that. Dubai<br \/>\nwas also very nice, as well. I couldn\u2019t have asked for anything<br \/>\nbetter, except I wish I got the stoppage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cartwright has taken the road less traveled, with stops in several<br \/>\ndifferent organizations along the way. He believes he has found a<br \/>\nhome in the PFL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s typical of my life in sport, if I\u2019m being honest,\u201d Cartwright<br \/>\nsaid. \u201cI\u2019ve always been involved in combat sports, always been<br \/>\ngrinding through. I\u2019ve had my ups and downs in my MMA career, but<br \/>\nnow, I\u2019m really looking forward to getting on a roll and spending<br \/>\nthe next half of my career over here putting in a big stint, taking<br \/>\nout big names [and] putting on exciting fights and big performances<br \/>\nwhile making a run for the title in this division. I think I\u2019m more<br \/>\nthan capable of doing that. They\u2019ve got these rankings out, and I<br \/>\nthink that I\u2019m just as good or better than every single one of<br \/>\nthem. I\u2019m looking forward to going out there and proving it every<br \/>\nsingle time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Sleepless nights<\/h2>\n<p>Cartwright did not have an opportunity to compete in a<br \/>\nmillion-dollar PFL tournament, so the company\u2019s decision to move<br \/>\naway from the format was somewhat bittersweet for the 31-year-old<br \/>\nEnglishman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a double-edged sword, if I\u2019m being completely honest\u2014exciting<br \/>\nin the fact that there\u2019s a landscape with a clear path of who I can<br \/>\nface and beat to climb up towards getting a title shot,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cDownside is not having an opportunity to win the tournament money.<br \/>\nA little bittersweet considering I love that tournament format. It<br \/>\nwould\u2019ve been nice. Like I said, I wouldn\u2019t be fighting if I didn\u2019t<br \/>\nthink that I could beat these guys. There\u2019s no part of me that<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t think that if you chuck me in there with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Taylor-Lapilus-97337\">Taylor<br \/>\nLapilus<\/a>, I won\u2019t beat him. That\u2019s why we turn up on fight night<br \/>\n[and] put on a pair of gloves. We think that we are the best guys<br \/>\nin the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While his career has not been perfect, Cartwright sports an<br \/>\noutstanding 13-2 record. He has never been finished in 15<br \/>\nprofessional appearances. MMA has taught him to overcome<br \/>\nadversity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a refusal to give in and to accept the failures that you<br \/>\nhave,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone\u2019s going to fail in life\u2014your favorite<br \/>\nsports team, [for instance], but that doesn\u2019t mean it makes them a<br \/>\ncrap team. You\u2019ve got to shake off the losses and come back, play<br \/>\nor fight again and play your skin off the next time, and that\u2019s the<br \/>\ntype of person I am. I\u2019ve been in there, I\u2019ve lost before and I<br \/>\nstill have sleepless nights about those losses. All that does is<br \/>\nfuel you. You\u2019ve just got to channel it and push it into the next<br \/>\nperformance. That\u2019s what I\u2019m going to continue to do. I\u2019ll just<br \/>\ntake all the lessons with the losses and all the wins with the<br \/>\npositivity, and that\u2019s why I get up in the morning.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A high-stakes middleweight clash headlines PFL Pittsburgh: Tune in LIVE, Saturday, March 28 at 10 p.m. ET. Advertisement Jack Cartwright wants to build on his momentum in the Professional Fighters League. 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